It is possible to make a "password protected" area...and have visitors enter a password to see the pages.
And people who know how to write computer code or how to add a PhpBB forum can make membership areas that require registartions and use databases and advanced programming--but that takes knowledge of how to do it and requires a few hours even if you know how to...
The password gate service here appears to be a membership system if you set it up correctly but if you are looking for log in's and automated mail and something that sends email for lost passwords and all that jazz then We have to know how to build--find--and make it happen...
